How to Draw Graffiti Letters

For many years, graffiti was a typeface that was frowned upon, because of its connotation and the look that it has. It was a writing scheme that was not pleasant to the eye and is not really the neatest of all the typeface around.

However, the impression on the random style of graffiti has changed, from becoming the typeface of the streets, to being the typeface that is used in high art. Modern artists use graffiti as a base for their timely pieces and some of the known designers, like Louis Vuitton, has applied the typeface as a print for some of their famous designer bags. Graffiti has now created a newfound respect for itself.

Because of this, a lot of people would like to learn how to draw graffiti letters. Knowing how to draw graffiti has been a new idea that can be used by a lot of people to show their creativity while applying this typeface which was once hated and is now being respected.

To know how to draw graffiti letters, here are the steps on how to draw letters in the graffiti typeface:

Write Your Letters in Longhand First, Using a Pencil

When writing the letters in longhand, consider a normal width in between the letters and make sure to leave some space for the outline which will be applied later.

Also, make sure that you are writing the phrase, word or name using all capitalized letters. Although you can still apply the graffiti typeface in small letters, you would not achieve the pleasant effect that is authentically considered as graffiti.

Using a Pen Outline Letters and Overlap in Between Letters

The next step in how to draw graffiti letters is to make an outline using a pen. When outlining the letters, make sure to go beyond the area where the letter should end and take over a part of the next letter on its right. Outlining should be done from left to right, to create a full effect.

However, you can still vary your outline accordingly, by starting at the center to create emphasis on the center, ending on the left if it is intended to be read in reverse, and overlapping the letters from left to right, if being read normally.

These variations on how to draw graffiti letters and how they overlap puts an emphasis on how each letter is read and should be stylized according to your personality or your desired effect. After making the outline, erase the longhand letters accordingly.

Design According To Your Preferences

After the outline has been made, you are now free to design your letters according to your preference. Graffiti is a writing style that is not afraid of color, so it’s okay to experiment with different colors and different coloring styles, such as painting and stenciling.

Knowing how to draw graffiti letters can give you an edge on writing different typefaces. It can show your versatile side and your laidback attitude and will surely be appreciated when written as a gift for a friend, or a work of art that you can just enjoy yourself.

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